Secure your credit card from ID theft!
Radio Frequency Chips Can Spill Your Secrets!
Why you need credit card sleeves: if you have a credit card that only has to touch a special display at your merchant, then you've got an RFID enabled card that can also be read by anyone with a similar device. ID thieves can use off-the-shelf technology to read your credit card number off the chip on your card, and then they can use it to make unauthorized charges on your account. Credit card sleeves protect you by enclosing each card in a protective shield that prevents radio signals from getting in or out. There are even sleeves available for passports to keep people from getting information off of them as well! It may sound paranoid, but an RFID chip is actually a tiny radio that sends out information when it gets the right kind of signal, and the chip doesn't have any way of identifying whether the signal is from the store or from a tech-savvy thief walking down the street with a small radio that can fit in a pocket. Given the right technology, a person could walk down the street and collect hundreds of credit card numbers without ever touching - or looking at- your credit card.
Notes and Special Information
Special note: Not all credit cards have radio frequency chips in them.